Bucaramanga vs Boyaca Chico Prediction: Is Bucaramanga returning to victories?

In the upcoming fixture of Colombia Primera A - Apertura, Bucaramanga will face Boyaca Chico at Stadium Alfonso Lopez in Bucaramanga. The home side head here after a surprising loss (1-0) against Independiente Medellín. The visitors arrive here also after a surprising loss (1-2), against Patriotas.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Bucaramanga team comes into this game after a surprising 1-0 loss against Independiente Medellín. Surprisingly, the entire match would be dominated from the outset by the Independiente Medellín team. The 1st half would be almost a one-way affair, with the Medellin team holding an incredible 71% of the ball and not allowing a single shot at their goal. Despite this, the Bucaramanga team demonstrated good defensive organization and also allowed very few opportunities to the Independiente Medellín team. In the 2nd half, the same dynamic would be maintained, with great superiority from the Independiente Medellín team. And the Medellín team ended up scoring a goal in the 67th minute, converting a penalty. With the goal conceded, the Bucaramanga team would end up exposing themselves more. Even so, his team's attack was not effective and the team would even end the game without any shot hitting the opponent's goal, ending up with 3 points by going to Medellin. With this result, the Bucaramanga team has now fallen to 2nd place in the table, with 32 points. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 4 wins, and 1 defeat, having scored 19 goals and conceded just 7. It was a rather surprising defeat that cost them 1st place. They played really badly at it is expected that Bucaramanga now reacts to this loss and return to victories.

The Boyaca Chico team arrives at this game after a surprising 1-2 derby defeat against Patriotas. It would even be Boyaca's team that started the match better, scoring in the 17th minute. However, from that moment on, the match would be dominated by the Patriotas team. The team had possession, but they were also unable to dismantle Boyaca's team, until 45+6', when they would eventually manage to convert a penalty and score the equalizer. In the 2nd half, it would be the opposite, with the Chico team dominating, taking advantage of the support of their fans to create greater offensive pressure. The team created more opportunities, but the best opportunities ended up belonging to the Patriotas team. And it would be the Patriotas team that scored the winning goal in the 80th minute. The Chico team would still apply a lot of pressure at the end of the game in search of a draw, but the Patriotas team would end up winning. With this result, the Boyaca Chico team is in 18th place in the table, with 15 points, but with the same points as Patriotas. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 2 wins, and 3 defeats, with a record of 18 goals scored and 28 conceded.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Bucaramanga has won 3, Boyaca Chico has won 4, and they drew another. Goals were scored in 4 of those 5 games, but with both teams scoring in none of those matches.

Bucaramanga are favorites to win this match. They play at home and it is expected that they react from their recent loss.